Hammock and geadle stand



(No Model.)

2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

S. KOPS.

HAMMOGK AND CRADLE sir-AND.

Patented Peb. 24, 188,5.

Angina..

N. PFI'KRS. Phoo-Lhugmpher, Washington, DC.

(No Model.) v 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

S. KOPS.

' HAMMOCK'AND CRADLE STAND.

No. 313,002. v Patented, Feb. 24, 1885.

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N. PETERS. Phawl'ilhogmplwr, wnshi nnnnnnn C Nirnn STATES :PAreNr FFTCEFSAMUEL KOPS, OF MILWAUKEE, VISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO REBECCA MESSENGER, OFNEV YORK, N. Y. i

HAMMDCK AND CRADLE STAND.

vEditl@CJIlFIDA'IIOl\T forming part of Letters Patent No. 313,002, datedFebruary 24, 1885.

Application led August 2l, 1883. (No model.)

, To all whom, t Amyconcern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL Kors, a citizen of the United States,residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvement-s in Hammockand Cra die Stands; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description ofthe invention,such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertaius to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters orfigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in a combined hammock,screen-support, and supporting-frame.

The object of my invention is to provide a'device which will serve atwofold purpose of hammock and bed, and which, if desired, may beused asan ordinary cradle.

My invention is further explained by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in whichFigure l represents a side view thereof. Fig. 2 is across-section. Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9nare details. i

Like paris are represented by the same reference-letters throughout theseveral views.

A is the fabric of the hammock, which is formed ot' cord woven orknotted together in the ordinary manner.

B is a swinging frame for supporting the fabric. The frame B issuspended at its ends from the standards C C, which standards C C areconnected together and retained in a vertical position by the horizontalbar D.

E is the screen or netting, which is sup-` ported above the hammock bythe wire F. The, respective ends of the wire F are fastcned to the upperends of the posts C C.

The frame B consists of the two side rounds or bars, G G, and endpieces, H H. The sides of the fabric A are attached to the bars G G bystraps J J, while the respective ends of the fabric are secured to theend pieces, H H, in the grooves K K by retaining cords or wires L L. Themeshes of the fabric are drawn into the grooves K through the series ofholes M M, (shown in Fig. 2,) when the wire or cord L is drawn throughthe meshes t-hus inserted, as shown in Fig. 5, whereby the ends of ,thefabric are permanently and securely retained. When the ends of thefabric are thus attached to the wire,the groove and Wire are coveredover by the suspending hangers N N, which hangers N N serve the twofoldpurpose of covering the wire L and supporting the hammock. The upperends of hangers N are suspended from the bolts O 0. (Shown in Fig. l.)

To facilitate in attaching the bar D to the standards C C, said partsare provided with ordinary coupling-irons, l P and Q Q. The irons P Pare attached to the respective ends of the bar D, and the irons Q Q areattached to the respective posts C C.

Vhen desirous to couple the bar D to the standards,the T-irons R R areinserted through the upper ends of the holes S S, when they are presseddown into the slot or narrow part of said holes, whereby said irons arecoupled firmly together.

Then desirous to use the hammock as a bed and prevent it from swinging,the hinged pieces T T are thrown up in a-vertical position against andbeneath the end pieces, H H, as shown in Fig. l. The upper ends ot' thepieces T' T are provided with shoulders U U, which, when in the verticalposition, engage beneath the lower edges of the ends H H and pins J,which enter one of the holes M, and thus prevent the hammock fromswinging, while they aid in supporting the same. The lower end of thestandardsT are respectively provided with a slot, WV, as shown in Figs.2 and 8, for the reception of the plate Y, recesses being provided inthe bar D, beneath said plate Y, for the reception of the lower ends ofsaid standards, whereby said standards are free, when disengaged fromsaid end pieces,H, to be turned down in a horizontal position upon thebar D. When the stand ards T are thus inclined downward, the hammock isfree to swing on said bolts O O. The screen E is formed of ordinarymosquitonetting, the upper end of which is gathered together andfastened to the supporting-wire F, as shown in Fig. 1,while its lowerend is provided with an elastic 1acing-cord,A, by which the same,whenbrought around the hammock, is drawn together, as shown in Fig. 1, thuseffectually excluding mosquitoes and other insects.

It'is obvious that the respective ends of the wire F and bar D may bereadily disengaged from the standards C and the parts separated fromeach other.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the standards C C, provided with pins O O, hangersN N, detachable cross-bar D D, end pieces, H H, provided with series ofholes M M, and arms T T, hinged at their lower ends to said bar D, andprovided with pins to engagein theholes SAMUEL Kors.-

Witnesses:

C. T. BENEDIOT, CLARENCE B. STORY.

